US EditionTSA Announces New Labor Framework on Jan. 11, 2026
The change aims to enhance security effectiveness and save resources by ending collective bargaining for TSA screening officers, impacting workforce flexibility and taxpayer stewardship.
- On Dec. 12, 2025, the Transportation Security Administration announced a new labor framework taking effect Jan. 11, 2026, rescinding the 2024 Collective Bargaining Agreement with the American Federation of Government Employees .
- Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem's Sept. 29, 2025 determination found collective bargaining incompatible with TSA’s mission, invoking 49 U.S.C. § 44901 on screeners' national security role.
- Representing 47,000 airport screeners, the American Federation of Government Employees noted last year's contract expanded benefits, while Hydrick Thomas called the revocation a `slap in the face` to TSA employees.
- TSA said its policy will replace the 2024 CBA for employment matters and stop payroll deduction of union dues, returning focus to workforce readiness.
- Earlier this year a federal judge blocked DHS from dissolving the CBA; the American Federation of Government Employees suit is set for trial next September, and DHS moves again to rescind the agreement.
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DHS moves to eliminate TSA collective bargaining agreement, again
The Department of Homeland Security is again moving to rescind a collective bargaining agreement with Transportation Security Administration employees, despite an ongoing court case over DHS’ prior move to eliminate the TSA union agreement. In a Dec. 12 press release, TSA announced that a new “labor framework” would be implemented starting Jan. 11, 2026. The framework rescinds the 2024 CBA between TSA and the American Federation of Government Em…
TTD Condemns DHS’ Illegal Termination of TSA Collective Bargaining Agreement
WASHINGTON — Greg Regan and Shari Semelsberger, President and Secretary-Treasurer of the AFL-CIO Transportation Trades Department (TTD), issued this statement condemning Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem’s decision to terminate the collective bargaining agreement between AFGE and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), effective January 11, 2026: “This illegal union-busting move to strip bargaining rights from…
TSA to implement new labor framework in January, ending collective bargaining for screeners - WRNJ Radio
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Transportation Security Administration announced it will implement a new labor framework beginning Jan. 11, 2026, rescinding the 2024 Collective Bargaining Agreement and related determinations as the agency shifts back to what it describes as a security-focused operating model. TSA said the new approach is intended to eliminate waste, save time and refocus employees on workforce readiness, resource allocation and mission p…
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